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We help you answer the question of our time: What should I be watching? Each episode we review the pilot of three new TV shows. Life is too short to watch bad tv, so let us do it for you.

Season 1 Episode 1


    • May 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    56: The Last of Us, Extraordinary, Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 34:19


    We're back! Jen, Amy, and Allie talk about what they've been watching lately, The Last of Us (HBO Max), Extraordinary (Hulu), and Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street (Netflix).

    S1E1 2022 TV Catch-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 40:06


    We haven't sat down to cover new TV shows in a few months so we catch up on ALL the shows we've been watching as we closed out the year. TV Shows Discussed: Partner Track (Netflix) Maid (Netflix) The G Word (Netflix) Uncoupled (Netflix) Impeachment (FX/Hulu) House of the Dragon (HBO) The Great (Hulu) Rings of Power (Amazon) Search Party (HBO) Tell Me Lies (Hulu) Claim to Fame Cont… (ABC) The Mole (Netflix) The Challenge Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Girls (Amazon Prime) The Premise (Hulu) Indian Matchmaker (Netflix) Never Have I Ever Rehearsal (HBO Max) The Bear (FX) Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Welcome to Wrexham (Hulu) The Staircase (HBO) Selena + Chef (HBO) Buying Naked (Discovery) Red Oaks (Amazon Prime)

    Episode 54: Blackbird, Maggie, Claim to Fame

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 34:06


    We're back and catching up on summer shows! Blackbird (Apple TV+), Maggie (Hulu), and Claim to Fame (ABC).

    Episode 54: The Summer I Turned Pretty, We Own This City, and Heartstopper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 35:07


    In this episode, we serve up a cheesy rom com sandwich with a heavy serving of grit and drama in the middle. Shows Covered: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime), We Own This City (HBO), and Heartstopper (Netflix)

    Episode 52: Under the Banner of Heaven, The Time Traveler's Wife, Shining Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 43:29


    What do Mormons, a time traveling romance, and mysterious murders have in common? Perhaps more than you think.

    51: Episode 51 WeCrashed, Pachinko, Our Flag Means Death

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 36:17


    It's our 51st episode! In typical fashion we chose to watch the latest corporate scandal with WeCrashed (Apple TV+), explore the book turned tv show Pachinko ((Apple TV+) and Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) a comedy about pirates!

    50: The Dropout, Severance, The After Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 34:22


    Episode 50(?!): The Dropout (Hulu), Severance (Apple TV+), and The After Party (Apple TV+).

    Episode 49: How I met Your Father, Girl Across the Street from the Woman in the Window, Archive 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 37:38


    In the longest string of show titles we have ever covered, we discuss these three shows along with a lot of what we have also currently been watching. 

    Episode 48: Station Eleven, Harlem, Welcome to Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 35:40


    2021 may have come to an end but that didn't stop us from checking out some of the year's TV pilots! In this episode we dive into Station Eleven (HBO Max), Harlem (Amazon Prime), and Welcome to Earth (Disney +).

    47: The Shrink Next Door, Sex Lives of College Girls, 4400

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 41:37


    Happy holidays! We baked a new episode just for you, filled with (arguably) fantastic tv: The Shrink Next Door (Apple TV+), Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max), and 400 (The CW).

    Episode 46: Legends of the Hidden Temple, Dopesick, One of Us Is Lying

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 39:02


    Yes, they have rebooted Legends of the Hidden Temple (The CW). Is it worth watching? Or should you instead watch Dopesick (Hulu) or One of Us Is Lying (Peacock)? Let us help you decide!

    Episode 45: Only Murders in the Building, Ordinary Joe, and LuLaRich

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 34:08


    When life gives you Martin Short television you watch it, and Hulu did just that and more with Only Murders in the Building (Hulu). Allie gives network tv another shot, this time with Ordinary Joe (NBC), and we dive deep into the MLM world with LuLaRich (Amazon Prime).

    44: Nine Perfect Strangers, Reservation Dogs, Starstruck

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 22:52


    Allie introduces us to Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu), Jen introduces us to Reservation Dogs (FX), and Amy is Starstruck (HBO Max).

    Episode 43: Gossip Girl, Penguin Town, The White Lotus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 28:51


    Amy finally gets to watch the new Gossip Girl. Was it worth the wait? Allie takes us to Penguin Town and Jen takes us for a stay at The White Lotus, but should you go to any of these places? Tune in to find out!

    Episode 42: Mare of Easttown, Rutherford Falls, Lisey's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 26:07


    Continuing our way through all the mystery/crime shows we can get our hands on, we check out the critically acclaimed Mare of Easttown (HBO), take a stroll through Rutherford Falls (Peacock) and get incredibly spooked with Lisey's Story (Apple TV +). You can find us on instagram @S1E1podcast.

    Episode 41: Hacks, Cruel Summer, Girls5Eva

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 26:02


    In our 41st episode, we watch one of the most surprisingly great shows we have ever seen. Which one is it - Hacks (HBO Max), Cruel Summer (Freeform), or Girls5Eva (Peacock)?

    Episode 40: Made For Love, Devs, The Irregulars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 31:58


    In our 40th episode, we watch one of the worst shows we have ever seen. Which one do you think it is?

    Episode 39: Breeders, It's a Sin, The Chase

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 29:43


    This episode we talk about the dark parental comedy Breeders (FX/Hulu). We also chat with the beautiful and unique It's a Sin (HBO), and wrap up with the nerdy new quiz show, The Chase (ABC).

    Episode 38: The One, Defending Jacob, Debris

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 20:01


    Amy and Jen check out Netflix's new original sci-fi series The One (Netflix), and delight over hunky Chris Evans in Defending Jacob (Apple TV Plus). Lastly they brave network tv with Debris (NBC).

    Episode 37: For All Mankind, The Bridge, Earth at Night In Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 31:56


    Join us as we enter an alternate history in For All Mankind (Apple+), collectively compete to build The Bridge (HBO Max), and take a look at the very literal title Earth at Night in Color (Apple +).

    Episode 36: Ted Lasso, Little Voice, Becoming You

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 31:01


    Jen and Allie miss Amy (#ThanksUri) while diving back into Apple TV+'s latest shows: Ted Lasso, Little Voice, and Becoming You.

    Episode 35: The Lady and the Dale, Meet the Chimps, Painting with John

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 30:03


    Jen, Amy, and Allie search high and low for something worth watching. Did we find it…. we chat The Lady and the Dale (HBO), Meet the Chimps (Disney Plus) and Painting with John (HBO).

    Episode 34: Lupin, On Pointe, WandaVision

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 32:41


    In this episode, we check out Netflix's raved about French-heist, Lupin, go to ballet school with On Pointe (Disney+), and take a look into Marvel's WandaVision (Disney+).

    Episode 33: Bridgerton, Murder on Middle Beach, The Wilds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 25:44


    Time to binge the buzzy shows of the new year (and some missed from late 2020)! We discuss Netflix's period rom-com Bridgerton, HBO's documentary series Murder on Middle Beach, and Amazon Prime's teen mystery thriller The Wilds.

    Episode 32: The Flight Attendant, Heaven's Gate, Dash and Lilly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 29:49


    In our final episode of 2020 (good riddance) we check out a new stylish thriller - The Flight Attendant (HBO Max), and yet another cult show with Heaven's Gate (HBO Max). Finally we bring in a little holiday cheer with Dash and Lilly (Netflix). See you next year!

    Episode 31: The Right Stuff, The Imagineering Story, Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 38:06


    Joe fills in for Amy this episode as we travel to space, Disney Land, and the bathroom of a financial firm as we discuss the first episodes of The Right Stuff (Disney+), The Imagineering Story (Disney+), and Industry (HBO).

    Episode 30: The Queen's Gambit, Oh Jerome, No, The Undoing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 25:37


    S1E1 is Thirty (episodes in), Flirting, and Thriving! We chat chess with The Queen's Gambit (Netflix), absurd tiny comedies like Oh Jerome, No (Cake/FXX), and discover our mutual love of everything Nicole Kidman and The Undoing (HBO).

    Episode 29: Emily In Paris, Dave, Soulmates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 32:59


    We discuss whether or not Emily In Paris (Netflix) is all it is hyped up to be, who should be watching Dave (FX), and wonder why Soulmates (AMC) isn't getting more attention. Plus, we introduce a new game - "Let's Judge a Show by its Poster"!

    Episode 28: Happy Halloween: The Haunting of Bly Manor, Killer Camp, and The Third Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 37:55


    Get spooky with a Halloween episode - don't worry there's a little something for everyone, scaredy cats included. There's classic horror with The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix), reality tv with Killer Camp (CW), and a good ole suspenseful mystery with The Third Day (HB0). Follow us on instagram: @S1E1Podcast Music by @metamyther

    Episode 27: The Boys, We Are Who We Are, Utopia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 35:58


    Amy becomes one of The Boys, Jen follows the mantra (not Kesha song) We Are Who We Are, and Allie tries to find Utopia. 

    Episode 26: Raised By Wolves, Most Dangerous Game, Woke

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 29:59


    Does HBO continue its run of quality quarantine content with Raised By Wolves? We check out Quibi to see if a 7-minute TV show is all its cracked up to be with Most Dangerous Game. We also tune into the first episode of Hulu's Woke because who doesn't miss Lamorne Morris as Winston in New Girl?

    Episode 25: Lovecraft Country, What We Do in the Shadows, The Vow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 30:58


    Amy takes us into the fantasy world of Lovecraft country, filled with racists and monsters (okay, only half fantasy). Jen dives into comedy vampire-ism in What We Do in the Shadows (FX) (of course she does), and Allie tries to get us all to join a cult by making us watch The Vow (HBO).

    Episode 24: Frayed, Floor is Lava, In My Skin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 23:06


    Jen loves the Aussie comedy Frayed (HBO Max), Allie warns us that Floor is Lava (Netflix), and Amy delves into the teenage world of In My Skin (Hulu).

    Episode 23: Perry Mason, The Baby-Sitters Club, Brave New World

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 35:58


    Jen gives us a history lesson on Perry Mason and insight into the new series on HBO. Allie give us some girl power with The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix) and Amy tears down Peacock's dumpster-fire, Brave New World.

    Episode 22: I May Destroy You, Down to Earth With Zac Efron, I'll Be Gone In The Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 24:46


    I May Destroy You (HBO) has been making headlines, is it worth all the hype? How did Zac Efron (Netflix) con Netflix with his new show? Jen, Amy, and Allie answer these questions and more before diving into some true crime with I'll Be Gone In The Dark (HBO). 

    Episode 21: I Am Not Okay With This, Undone, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 26:57


    S1E1 continues with our streaming summer binge - Jen leads us into the science fiction-leaning world of I Am Not Okay With This (Netflix), Amy showcases Amazon's first innovative animated series Undone (Amazon Prime), and Allie tours the country of food in Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu).

    Episode 20: Central Park, Little America, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 34:53


    For our 20th episode, we check-in with what's happening on Apple TV+. From cartoon sing-a-long's in Central Park to immigrant stories in Little America and the game development workplace comedy of Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, is Apple TV+ worth checking out?

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    Episode 19: Love Life, The Great, Space Force

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 21:21


    The world is justifiably heavy at the moment so S1E1 takes a quick escape into the world of comedy. We delve into a world where people can still hang out in Love Life (HBO Max), The Great (Hulu), and Space Force (Netflix).

    Episode 18: A Black Lady Sketch Show, Hollywood, Normal People

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 25:04


    In quarantine, Allie laughs at A Black Lady Sketch Show, Jen dreams of Hollywood, and Amy wants to get back to being Normal People.

    Episode 17: Too Hot to Handle, Run, Upload

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 28:23


    Jen checks out Netflix's new show to see if it really is Too Hot to Handle. Allie has great expectations for Run (HBO). Amy gets philosophical while contemplating Greg Daniels' new show Upload (Amazon Prime).

    Episode 16: The Baker & the Beauty, Feel Good, Tales from the Loop

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 24:40


    Jen attempts to sweep us off our feet with ABC's rendition of The Baker & the Beauty. Amy just wants us to Feel Good (Netflix) during quarantine while Allie tells us some Tales from the Loop (Amazon Prime).

    Episode 15: Unorthodox, The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, Lego Masters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 27:01


    In isolation, Amy learns what it means to be Unorthodox (Netflix), Allie dives into the sketch comedy world with The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (Netflix), and Jen teaches us how to be Lego Masters (Fox).

    Episode 14: Self Made, Making the Cut, Little Fires Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 30:14


    Allie gives us a fictionalized history lesson with Self Made (Netflix). Jen tries to "make it work" with Tim & Heidi's move to Amazon Prime in Making the Cut, while Amy takes us back to the 90s with the series adaptation of Celete Ng's Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu).

    Episode 13: 100% Hotter, Tiger King, Spy Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 24:05


    Jen ponders what it means to be 100% Hotter (Netflix) during quarantine, Allie wants to see what's grreat about Tiger King (Netflix), and Amy teaches us how to (maybe) become a spy with Spy Games (Bravo).

    Episode 12: Avenue 5, AJ and the Queen, High Fidelity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 27:00


    Special guest Joe takes us all aboard the Avenue Five (HBO) space cruise. Jen and Joe surprise Amy by having nice things to say about AJ and the Queen (Netflix), and Amy explains how love really works while diving into the music filled world of High Fidelity (Hulu). Drop us a line at s1e1podcast@gmail.com @S1E1Podcast

    Episode 11: His Dark Materials, The Witcher, McMillion$

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 34:07


    Jen and special guest, Joe, take us on a journey into the fantastical worlds of His Dark Materials (HBO) and The Witcher (Netflix). Then, Allie bring us back to reality and crushes your childhood dream of ever winning the McDonald's Monopoly Game with McMillion$ (HBO).

    Episode 10: This Way Up, The Outsider, Everything's Gonna Be Okay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 29:47


    Jen tries to pull us out of depression with This Way Up (Hulu). Then Amy takes us into suspenseful darkness with The Outsider (HBO) and Allie lets us know Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform/Hulu).

    Episode 9: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Spinning Out, Awkwafina is Nora from Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 29:26


    Allie sings us into Spring with Zooey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), while Jen is Spinning Out (Netflix). Finally, Amy attempts to lift our comedy spirits with Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (Comedy Central).

    Episode 8: Meet the Hosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 29:45


    Get to know Allie, Amy, and Jen as they discuss their top 5 TV Shows, guilty pleasure shows, favorite pilots, and more!

    Episode 7: Golden Globes - Living With Yourself, Fosse/Verdon, On Becoming A God In Central Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 29:09


    We check out a few more Golden Globes nominated shows. Allie checks in on Paul Rudd in Living With Yourself (Netflix), Jen takes the stage covering Fosse/Verdon (FX), and Amy tries to get us to join a pyramid scheme with On Becoming A God In Central Florida (Showtime). Sound issues noted- hang in there, we are working on it!

    Episode 6: The Golden Globes - The Act, Barry, Catch-22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 27:55


    Jen, Amy and Allie decided it wasn't too late to check out a few of the 2020 Golden Globe nominated shows. Are they worth all the hype?

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